Rep. Ensler to visit April 7th
Hosted by Temple Bnai Sholom. Meet n' greet with refreshments to follow.
Havdalah Hike 10/28
Join You Belong In Huntsville, JFHNA's group for young adults (age 20-40), this Saturday for an invigorating hike and end-of-Shabbat ceremony together.
Community Gathering in Solidarity for Israel – Sunday, 10/8
A Message from Rabbi PJ Schwartz of Temple B'nai Shalom:Dear Friends:I woke up [yesterday] to learn that Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that runs Gaza, has infiltrated a state-wide attack on Israel. Thousands of rockets and missiles have been fired, and the death and injury count continues to rise. This horrific and unexpected attack is taking place on the 50th anniversary…
Yom HaShoah Holocaust Program – April 16th, 2023
Please join us for this Yom HaShoah event commemorating the liberation of the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp and V-2 missile factory, and the voices of Holocaust survivors and victims. Featured presentations include a video by Dr. John Rison Jones of the 104th infantry and speaker, Dr. Molly Johnson of the UAH History Department with her students. Candlelighting to follow.
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Israel on April 29th
Join our community partner, the Alabama-Israel Task Force, and the Israel Leadership Institute as they host distinguished leaders from Israel, Alabama, and the Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama for a special gala celebration of the 75th anniversary of the rebirth and founding of Israel as a modern state, and the 80th anniversary of Alabama’s historic resolution calling for the establishment of the Jewish State and homeland.
You are invited to hear Dov Wilker in Huntsville on November 15th
JFHNA is excited to partner with Temple Bnai Sholom, Chabad, and Etz Chayim to bring Dov Wilker to Huntsville next week to speak about "Disrupting Anti-semitism" on November 15th, 2022.
May Program and Event Lineup
In our most recent newsletter, we shared a number of local and regional Jewish events of interest to our community. All events are open to all and free of cost, unless otherwise noted.
You Belong In Huntsville.
Kick off the summer with JFHNA's new young professional's initiative, "You Belong in Huntsville". Led by Scott Godchaux, YBIH aims to bring together Jewish adults in their 20's and 30's and connect them more deeply within and across our Jewish community. This new group will host a number of social and business networking events over the year, starting with our first event at Stovehouse. If you are a young adult or young-at-heart, and are looking to build lasting bonds, please join us! Newcomers and long-time residents are all welcome!
New Community Lecture Series by Prof. Paul Liptz in April
Professor and Historian Paul Liptz will present a three part series on the state of Israel, which has gone through remarkable transformations over the years. Subjects will include "Israel, the Start-up Nation - History from 1948 to the 1980's", "Israel is No Longer Alone: New Allies in the Middle East - Boycotts, peace treaties, and the recent Abraham Accords" and "The Yemenite Jews: Returning Home - The history, lives, and successes of Yemeni Jewish immigrants to Israel"
Alabama Holocaust Day of Remembrance in Observance of Yom HaShoah
On Sunday, April 11th at 2pm, a commemorative program in honor of Holocaust victims and survivors will be livestreamed via the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center. The program will feature the rededication of a newly planted Anne Frank Tree in Birmingham’s Kelly Ingram Park as well as various speakers including Governor Kay Ivey, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, and Pastor Chris Edmonds, son of World War II hero Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, whose fearless bravery saved the lived of Jewish American soldiers in a prisoner of war camp in Germany.